Center of Excellence proposal for 20142019:

Complex Social Dynamics COSDYN

The inherently social nature of humans and technologies they develop has throughout history shaped
the well-being of individuals and their sociality. To study these phenomena we propose a CoE as an
interdisciplinary research effort aiming at a multi-level integrative view to the complex dynamics of
human social interaction, from the neural basis of shared understanding to collective human
behaviour in large-scale social networks including those based on modern communication devices
and Internet. To reach this aim, we combine in a unique way world-class expertise in cognitive
sciences, neuroscience, brain imaging, psychology, sociology, and complexity sciences